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Become a Feel Good Suffolk Champion

Help your clients live healthier, happier lives with our FREE Feel Good Suffolk Champion Training

What is a Feel Good Suffolk Champion?

Our free Feel Good Suffolk Champion Training is designed for anyone who works with people in Suffolk and wants to confidently support them with practical, evidence based health and wellbeing conversations — including VBA (Very Brief Advice) for smoking.

Whether you’re part of a voluntary organisation, community group, public service, school, or local business, this training gives you the tools to make a real difference.

Champions are not clinicians – you do not need specialist qualifications. You just need an interest in helping people, and the motivation to create a healthier community.

Are you ready to become a Feel Good Suffolk Champion?

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A Feel Good Suffolk Champion is someone who..

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Has everyday conversations with people about their wellbeing

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Knows how to spot opportunities to offer light-touch support

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Uses Very Brief Advice (VBA) to encourage people to quit smoking

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Helps connect clients or service users to local help through Feel Good Suffolk

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Encourages small, achievable steps that build long-lasting change

Who can join the training?

The training is FREE for anyone in Suffolk, including anyone working with clients, residents, or service users

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✔ Support workers / key workers

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✔ Housing and benefits advisors

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✔ Social prescribers

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✔ Support workers / key workers

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✔ Youth workers and educators

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✔ Sports coaches, fitness leaders, and leisure staff

What will I learn?

Our training is practical, engaging, and focused on real-world conversations

How to start positive wellbeing conversations

Learn how to deliver simple, effective stop‐smoking conversations in less than 30 seconds, using supportive language that builds trust.

Gain confidence

Build confidence when having health‐promoting conversations with clients, patients, or service users.

VBA+: Very Brief Advice on how to stop smoking

Learn about Ask, Advise, Act and how you can help people stop smoking using very brief advice.

What Feel Good Suffolk offers and eligibility criteria

Understand the full range of Feel Good Suffolk services, including stop smoking, adult weight management, and increasing physical activity and how to connect with and refer into the service.

Free, practical, and suitable for all frontline staff who interact with the public

Because it’s free, it’s an easy win for teams looking to upskill staff or volunteers. Every attendee will receive a certificate and access to the Feel Good Suffolk network.